Japanese Xperia Acro presentation leaked

 

No, that's not a typo. We're talking about the Japan-exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro, which is still unannounced, despite being leaked earlier this month. Now a leaked presentation, found on Japanese blog
 Gpad.tv, seems to confirm what was previously suspected about this device -- it's basically a slightly fatter Xperia Arc with a couple of additional features like a TV tuner and NFC payments for the Japanese market.
The presentation shows that black, white and blue versions of the Acro will be available, but no release date is given. Head on over to the source link to find out more about a phone that you'll (probably) never be able to buy. [Gpad.tv (Japanese) via XperiaBlog]

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